dào

idiom
common

Meaning of 倒打一耙

倒打一耙 means to make a false countercharge; to turn the tables on one's accuser; to shift the blame. Pronounced dào dǎ yī pá.

  • to make a false countercharge; to turn the tables on one's accuser; to shift the blame

Definitions & Examples

Míng
míng
shì
de
cuò
 
què
dào
 
shuō
shì
xiān
tiǎo
de
 

It was clearly his mistake, but he turned the tables and said I started it.

Miàn
duì
zhèng
 
méi
yǒu
rèn
cuò
 
fǎn
ér
dào
 
zhǐ
duì
fāng
xiàn
 

Faced with the evidence, he didn't admit his mistake but instead made a false countercharge, accusing the other party of framing him.

Zhè
zhǒng
dào
de
zuò
ràng
rén
fēi
cháng
fǎn
gǎn
 

This tactic of shifting the blame is very off-putting.

bié
xiǎng
dào
 
shì
shí
jiā
dōu
kàn
hěn
qīng
chu
 

Don't even think about turning the tables; everyone sees the facts clearly.